Curtain



Feb.r19, 194s. R. FfLQEB n i `2,395,335

. CURTAIN Filed May 18, 1945 Patented Feb. 19, 1946 UNITED STATS PATENTOFFICE CURTAIN .R'ichardR Loeb, Jenkintown, Pa.

Application "May 1T8, 1945, :Serial No. 594,545 (o1. .ico-124) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to what are known as criss-cross curtains.Hereto'fore this type o-f curtain has also-been commercially knownfascot tage curtains and under that "designation are formed of twocurtain uni-ts arranged in overlapping relation -to each other 'andpermanently sewed together with a single continuous heading formed attheir uppei` ends for reception of a single supporting rod.

Cottage curtains, when hung at a windoware separated at their lower endsand are drawn laterally Vin opposite Adirections and heldin draped foldsby cords, or bands of the curtain material, known as draw-backs, whichare :attached to the opposite side' rails respectively of the windowframe.

`Curtains of 'the aboveu'noted type are usually made in variouspredetermined,overall'widths to t certain sizes :of windows, with enoughexcess in the width -o-f the .curtain to 'permit the curtain, as -awhole, to be lhunched along the curtain rod 'in loose -solft pleats toenhance the appearance thereof, however, no provision was made `foradjusting fthe curtain units relative to each other with .respect to the.de-

gree of overlap therebetween which .has been Ya Vdisadvantageresponsible for a more or less limited demand for this type of "windowhanging.

In order to overcome -the aforesaid disadvantage, some housekeepers haveused two identical separate and distinct curtain `units respectivelysupported on and hanging lfrom a .pairof closely positioned,horizontally adjacent parallel rods, with one curtain unit slidablymounted on the front rod, adjacent one -side rail-ofthe window frame,and the other curtain unit 'slidablymounted on the back rod, adjacenttheopposite 'side rail of the window frame.

The above arrangement permits maximum latitude in adjusting the 'curtainunits relative to each other and tothe side rails of Vthe Window frameand 4permits the housekeeper to obtain any -degree of overlap ofthe-upper portions of the kcurtain `units as may be desired, fbut,withthis arrangement, there lis always a portion lof the front rod whichis not covered or hidden byany portion of either of the curtain lunifts,and this exposed portion of the front 'rod spoilsthe estheticeiect ofVthe Aentire window hanging.

Now, the principal object of the present invention is to provide a pairof curtains which are adapted to be hung' on separate front and backrods respectively to afford the above-'noted maximum degree of relativeadjustabili-ty therebetween, without at any time having any portion ofthe front rod exposed 'to View .and 'with sthat portion ofthe back rodwhich is not encasedin the heading of the curtain hanging therefrom,hidden 'from view by Vthe unit on .the .front rod.

More specifically, one .object of the invention is to provide each orone of a pair of cmtain units with a lateral extension including .aheading `for encasing 'that portion of the front, Aand if 4desired theback curtain rod which normally would Otherwise be left bare when usingyseparate curtain units on separate rods as crisscross curtains.

And still another object of the inventionz-is to providea curtain unit`with a rodereceiving :heading of its own and' a 'lateral extensionconstituting an integral part thereof and providedwi'th a rod-receivingheading 1in `contiguous :alignment with the 4heading of said unit; landto provide such unitfand integral llateral extension :a valanceextending the entire width `of Fthe said curtain unit and `the saidlateral extension, thereby affording the `appearance of' a coordinatedwhole. Y

The construction Aand mode of operation ofthe curtain will be fullydisclosed hereinafter, 'reference being had to the accompanying drawingof which:

Fig. 1 is a Vperspective view illustrating the preferred embodiment ofthe invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken lon the '-line'3--3 of Fig. `1; and

Fig. 4 is a schematic pattern view ofthe zpai of curtain units whichmake up the criss-.cross curtain illustrated in Fig. 1. i

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the pair of curtain unitswhich malte iup the criss` cross curtain A of the present inventionarefindicated at I and 2, in Fig. l; which shows "said curtain units inoperative relation to each other.

The curtain unit l is provided with a'lateral-extension 3 which are,collectively, adapted A,to extend acrossthe full width of the windowbefore which `the curtain is hung `and the entire length these units arerespectively drawn back and held by draw-back bands B, B as shown inFig. 1, for observation through the adjacent window. The twocriss-crossed units form another closed triangle 1 with one cornerportion 8 of the back unit 2 hidden from view by the overlapping cornerportion 9 of front curtain unit I.

"By such construction the triangle opening 6 may be made large or smallas desired, by merely adjusting of the respective curtain units alongtheir respective curtain rods, and yet at no time in the course of suchadjustment nor when com-V pleted will the artistic appearance of thecurtain A as a whole be adversely affected, due to the laterallyextended portion 3 of the front curtain unit I, as the front curtain rodwill at all times be completely covered and thus never presents a balddisplay to the observer.

As shown in Fig. 4 the curtain units I and 2 are of substantially equaldimensions, the curtain unit I having in addition the laterally extendedportion 3, said curtain unit and its lateral extension being formed orfabricated as one piece.

The units I and 2 are provided with rod-receiving headings I and Ilrespectively and which are in the form of'tubular hems, and-the lateralextension 3 of the unit I is provided with asimilar heading I2continuous with the heading I0 of the unit I for reception of the rod 4.

To improve the esthetic effect of the curtain as a whole, the unit I andits lateral extension 3 are provided with a continuous double ruffleextending above and below the headings 9 and I I thereof in the form ofa valance I5. The curtain unit I and its lateral extension 3 are placedupon the front curtain krod 4so that the headings thereof willcollectively cover said rod 44 second curtain unit therewith and stillpresent a pleasing apearance, due to the complete coverage of thecurtain rod on which the rst said unit and its lateral extension aremounted. 'By

such use, for example, there may be two ad-v jacent windows having `asingle curtain rod orY double rod extending across the combined widthsof both windows, each of said windows could be partly or whollycoveredvby a curtain unit having a lateral extension with the respectiveunits proper being draped at opposite sides of the combined adiacentlydispose-d windows and the lateral extensions of the units lying adjacenteach other, a very artistic appearance would result, so that the twocurtainscould take the place of four while the entire curtain rodstructure would be completely covered.

I claim: Y

1. A criss-cross curtain comprising a pair of curtain units adaptedrespectively to receive and hang down from a pair of laterally andhorizontally spaced substantially parallel iront and back curtain rods,and a lateral extension onat least one of said curtain units adaptedcollectively to cover the entire length of the curtain rod upon whichsuch. unit and its lateral `extension are mounted, said curtain unitsand extensions ibeing slidably movable on said curtain rods.

2.l A criss-cross curtain comprising a pair of curtain units adapted tobe slidably mounted upon laterally spaced substantially parallel curtainrods, alateral extension on and formingra entirely, and since' combinedwidths of the unit I and its extension 3 are greater than the length ofthe rod 4, the valance I5 will assume a softly pleated 'and ruilledappearance, as shown in Fig. 1. The curtain unit 2 is placed on the backcurtain rod 5, said curtain unit '2 will extend beyond the inner edge ofthe curtain unit I so that there results an overlapping of curtain unitI in front of the curtain unit 2, thus forming what is known in the artas a cross-cross curtain A.

Due to the aforesaid overlapping, when the two curtain units I and 2 aredraped, as by pulling the inner side edges of the two units inwardly andholding them -in such relation as shown in Fig. 1 by means of draw-backbands B, B, there is' formed the triangular opening 6 for an observer,and the triangular criss-crossing of the top portions of the curtains,as indicated at 1. Thus, whether in a'n open or closed relationship, thefront rod 4 is at all times covered by the curtain unit I and itslateral extension 3, and the valance I5, which covering obscures fromView the otherwise uncovered portion of the front rod so that an`artistically integrated whole is presented to View from within theroom'in which the curtain A is installed.

' It is also to be noted that one curtain unit having the lateralextension as a part thereof maybe used at a window without using theother part of at least one of said curtain units andV Yadapted incooperation with said onefcurtain unit to completely cover the outermostof said curtain rods, and a valance forming a part of said curtain unitand said extension and ex,- tending across the combined widths thereof.'

3. A criss-cross curtain comprisingV a pair of said one unit and itslateral extension ,are f mounted, and a valance forming a part of saidcurtain unit and said extension and extending across the combined widthsthereof.

4. A criss-cross curtain comprising a pair of curtain units adaptedrespectively to be mounted on-a pair of laterally spaced substantiallyparallel front and back curtain `rodsfa lateral extension 'of the unitmounted on said front rod and adapted in cooperation with saidcurtainunit to extend over and completelyrcover said front curtain rod,said units being adapted to be drawn back to form a triangular overlapof -r said units in the upper portions thereof adjacent said curtainrods, said triangular overlap being adapted to be varied in size byrelative adjustability of said curtain units on their re- -spectivelrods while maintaining the appearance of an integrated whole.

RICHARD F.. LQEB`

